5 Tips for Putting Virtual Work Experience on Your Resume

5 Tips for Putting Virtual Work Experience on Your Resume 5 Tips for Putting Virtual Work Experience on Your Resume You’ve gained some work-from-home experience under your belt. As a job seeker, you know that sometimes you need more than one resume to send out to potential employers. So now that you’ve gained some virtual work experience, it’s time to redesign your resume to reflect your remote work! Here are just five tips for putting virtual work experience on your resume- and landing another virtual job! In the Summary While some experts might argue against putting your remote work intentions in the summary, it’s perfectly acceptable to write them there, provided you are applying for positions that are already virtual. After all, if you are applying for a wide variety of jobs, and the very first thing a potential boss of an in-office job sees is that you want to work from home, your job application might get tossed before it’s even read. So be sure that the position you’re applying for is a remote one before submitting your application with that in the summary. In the Skills Section The skills section of your resume is really the place for your previous remote experience to shine! Unlike in the work experience section, where youll list hard-hitting facts and figures about your past accomplishments and accolades received while working remotely, the skills area of your resume is the place to highlight the soft skills that hiring managers are looking for. You can use words like self-manager, highly organized, and strong communicator, all of which are the necessary skills youll need in order to work remotely, no matter what type of work-from-home position youre applying for. In the Job Title Let’s say that youve had freelance writing jobs, penning some articles for a variety of media outlets. On your resume, you can write that your job title was “Freelance Writer.” By including the word freelance, you’re immediately signaling to a prospective boss that you worked from a home office. In the Work Description While you want to ensure that you give complete coverage to your past work accomplishments in the job experience section, you also want to highlight to a prospective boss that these achievements were done all from the cozy comfort of your home office. You can get this info across by using an example that reads something like this: Project Manager Completed two-year-long projects on time and on budget working from a home-based office equipped with high-speed Internet, a business landline, and cutting-edge computer equipment. Social Media Manager Grew the company’s Twitter following by 25,000 new followers, as well as 15,000 new Facebook fans (worked remotely 50 percent of the time). In the Location Another spot to advertise your virtual experience and skills is in the location section of the resume. For example, after your job title, some job seekers will put the city and state where the company is located. But if you worked remotely, you don’t want to write “Accountant. My Living Room, USA.” So if you worked from home on any particular positions, you can write “Accountant. Remote.” That way, a hiring manager will know automatically that you have worked as an accountant in a remote capacity. It’s crucial to highlight your virtual work experience, particularly if you’re looking for a flexible job. By using any combination of the examples above, you’ll impress a potential boss with your success as a remote worker- and hopefully receive an invitation for a job interview! Readers, how do you incorporate your virtual work experience on your resume? Let us know in the comments!